Tvarožná: Hotels and accommodations

The site of the remains of the field fortifications is part of the Santon nature monument. Below Tvarožná, at the confluence of the Tvaroženský potok and the Roketnice, there is a wetland that provides a habitat for numerous waterbirds.

The pilgrimage chapel of Our Lady of the Snows was built in 1832 on the foundations of a wooden chapel dating from 1700. The Neo-Gothic parish church of St. Nicholas was built in 1880–1881 on the site of an earlier church from the first half of the 14th century. It is a cultural monument and one of Tvarožná’s distinctive architectural landmarks. On the north wall of the chapel on Santon, the Gallery of Army Commanders consists of portraits depicting commanders who led troops in the area around Santon during the Battle of Slavkov.

The Václav Kosmák monument below the church was erected in 1923 by grateful members of the local community. The Tvaroženské Venuses are three bronze sculptures of stylized women by Vladimír Drápal, mounted on concrete plinths in the central area of the village square.

The diorama of the Battle of Slavkov was presented to Tvarožná in 1990 by the Vienna group Deutschmeister Schützenkorps, created by Alfred Frühwirth, and is located on the first floor of the Tvarožná municipal office. The Jeannette replica is a copy of a French eight-pounder Gribeauval-type cannon that was used in the Battle of Slavkov.

The building of the former windmill dates from the third quarter of the 19th century and is locally known as Bahnerův mlýn, the Bahner Mill. The statue of Saint John of Nepomuk by the stream on the village square is the work of an unknown artist and is registered as a monument. Kosmákův kříž is a polychrome wooden Art Nouveau cross by Matouš Plotěný, erected in 1893 by local community members in memory of the departure of Václav Kosmák, the Tvarožná parish priest and writer. The Soffer monument is a concrete monument in the Functionalist style at the site where the 30-year-old racing driver Bedřich Soffer died on 15 September 1928 during a test drive.

By 2007 at the latest, Santon in Tvarožná had been the venue for one of the main events of the commemorative ceremonies of the Battle of Slavkov for more than 25 years: a reenactment of the battle. Santon contains the remains of trenches dug by French soldiers in 1805 while fortifying Santon.

The educational trail dedicated to the Battle of the Three Emperors was established in 2003 by the non-profit organization Mohyla míru-Austerlitz and leads to observation points commemorating important locations on the former battlefield. Trails from the Rohlenka rest area and from Tvarožná end at the Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows. Cycle routes run through Tvarožná, with routes across the battlefield of the Battle of the Three Emperors and through the Brno wine region.

Further destinations: Rajhrad, Újezd U Tišnova, Viničné Šumice, Bilovice Nad Svitavou, Měnín, Mokrá-Horákov, Nelepeč-Žernůvka, Úsuší.

To the higher-level travel overview: Brno-Country District.